GOOD-TIME CHARLIE


Meaning of GOOD-TIME CHARLIE in English

noun

also good-time char·ley | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈchär]lē, -ˈchȧ], ]li\

Usage: usually capitalized C

Etymology: from the name Charlie, Charley, diminutive of Charles

: a happy-go-lucky convivial man given to fun making, hilarity, and the general pursuit of amusement

just a good-time Charlie, borrowing two bucks here and five bucks there — Walter Karig

I couldn't be a good-time Charlie … when I was a kid I was taught not to talk or joke or laugh at the table — A.J.Liebling

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